A-Team Jiu Jitsu
Training, coaching, and family.
I train at A-Team Jiu Jitsu as a Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt, coach, mentor, and instructor. This photo is with my son Jared Pearson at our A-Team school.
Training alongside family adds another dimension to the work. Progress becomes something you can share, teach, test, and keep refining together.
Aikido · Full circle
Some teachers stay with you for life.
Returning to an early teacher decades later was a reminder that martial arts is measured in more than belts, techniques, and years. It is also measured in the people who helped shape how you move, learn, teach, and carry yourself.
“Got to visit my first Aikido Teacher after 35 years. When I was a young man he would throw me through the air and around the Dojo, effortlessly.”
What the mats keep teaching me
Coaching philosophy
Technique matters, but coaching is also about timing, confidence, communication, and understanding how a specific student processes information. The same instruction can land differently depending on experience, personality, and where someone is in their development.
I value practical coaching that helps students understand the reason behind a movement or decision. That creates stronger retention and better judgment under pressure.
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Martial arts beyond the academy
The habits built through training carry directly into business and leadership: prepare before pressure arrives, pay attention to position, do not waste energy fighting the wrong problem, and keep enough humility to change your approach when reality gives you new information.
That overlap is also part of the thinking behind X Self-Defense, where awareness, personal safety, confidence, and practical skill meet.